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LLIS Innovative Practice: Amateur Radio Volunteers Protect Community Water Supply
"The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management coordinates emergency radio communication throughout the State of Colorado. The division serves a population of approximately 5.2 million residents, half of which live in the Denver metropolitan area. Denver is the largest city in a state of 104,100 square miles (8th largest) and a state-wide population density of approximately 50.3 persons per square mile. Federal preparedness grants support Colorado's structured partnership with ARES [Amateur Radio Emergency Service], which assists in establishing and maintaining emergency communications during disasters. Colorado uses Emergency Management Performance Grants to purchase amateur radio equipment in Emergency Operation Centers and mobile communications vehicles throughout the state."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-07
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Terrorism Liaison Officer and the Community Awareness Programs
"The Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC) is the state's fusion center, which serves as the analytic hub for all-hazards disasters. In addition to collecting, analyzing, and distributing all-hazards information to stakeholders throughout the county, the CIAC develops innovative programs to enhance statewide antiterrorism initiatives. Through the Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) program and Community Awareness Program (CAP), the CIAC trains local law enforcement officers, private sector partners, and the general public to recognize and report terrorism-related information."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-07
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Regional Explosives Unit Protects Police Officers
"The South Central Regional Explosives Unit responds to hundreds of explosive related calls in 33 Colorado counties each year. The Unit has responded to calls for service involving drug facilities, and suspicious packages. […] The unit responds and serves as the primary bomb squad for Homeland Security in the South Central Region, which encompasses five counties: Chaffee, El Paso, Lake, Park and Teller, as well as the Colorado Springs Metropolitan area (total estimated population of 720,256). Additionally, due to the limited number of geographically positioned certified bomb squads within the state of Colorado, the Colorado Springs Regional Explosives Unit serves approximately 33 additional counties in the southern part of Colorado. Prior to this investment, when rural towns received bomb threats, town officials called upon retired miners or mountaineers to assess the threat -- first responders in the area lacked explosive expertise and requesting assistance outside the jurisdiction was complicated and time consuming."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-07
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LLIS Innovative Practice: 'Project Safe Haven': Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Systems on Washington State's Pacific Coast
"Washington State's Pacific coast faces the threat of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis. To mitigate the risk, Washington is providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and tribes for construction of the Nation's first vertical evacuation structures capable of withstanding 9.0+ magnitude earthquakes and 30-foot waves. The project provides residents and visitors in coastal population centers a means of seeking safety without having to travel considerable distance to natural high ground."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-30?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Systems on Washington State's Pacific Coast
"Washington State's Pacific coast faces the threat of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis. To mitigate the risk, Washington is providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and tribes for construction of the Nation's first vertical evacuation structures capable of withstanding 9.0+ magnitude earthquakes and 30-foot waves. The project provides residents and visitors in coastal population centers a means of seeking safety without having to travel considerable distance to natural high ground."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-30
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Regional Collaboration: Interoperable Communications in Eastern Washington State
"Since 2004, Washington State Homeland Security Region 9 has prioritized investments in interoperable radio communications for all first responders, regardless of discipline. Regional partners collaborated to establish an interoperable communications system with increased coverage that has improved incident response across all levels of government for the region."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-30
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Northwest Regional Aviation: Protecting the Puget Sound
"The Seattle Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) established Northwest Regional Aviation (NWRA)--an aviation consortium that protects the Puget Sound area from terrorism and responds to large-scale disasters. The NWRA saved 12 survivors during the first three hours of the Snohomish County mudslide on March 22, 2014."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-30?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Preparing to Conduct a Dam Safety Inspection
This manual provides instruction on different types of dam safety inspections, and provides a procedure for preparing for those inspections and developing inspection plans. Instruction is also provided on how to develop checklists to meet the needs of specific dam inspections.
United States. Government Printing Office; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Inspection and Testing of Gates, Valves, and Other Mechanical Systems
"In this module, you will learn the recommended methods for inspecting and testing gates, valves, and other mechanical systems associated with dams, and for detecting deficiencies in these systems. Specific types of mechanical systems will be described, including their basic operating principles and problem areas you should check. You will also learn how mechanical systems relate to the other major components of a dam."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Government Printing Office
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: How to Organize an Operation and Maintenance Program
Module Introduction: "Are you developing an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Program for your facility? Or are you in the process of modifying your facility's current O$M Program? 'How to Organize An Operation And Maintenance Program' is a tool designed to guide you through the process step by step. You will learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate an O&M Program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: How to Organize a Dam Safety Program
Module Introduction: "Are you developing a Dam Safety Program for a dam owner, or for an organization or agency that owns or operates dams? or are you charged with developing a Dam Safety Program for a regulatory agency? 'How to Organize A Dam Safety Program' is a tool designed to guide you through the process step by step. You will learn about the responsibility for dam safety, the components of a Dam Safety Program, the steps needed to build those components, and resources available to help you establish and operate a program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Documenting and Reporting Findings from a Dam Safety Inspection
Module Introduction: "The purpose of this module is to teach how to document and report findings from a dam safety inspection. You will learn how to write an inspection report that is complete and accurate. This module will explain the inspection documentation process from the importance of background information to the necessity of a complete and updated Dam Safety File."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Inspection of Embankment Dams
Module 1 Introduction: "The first unit of the Embankment Dams module will introduce you to: [1] Embankment Dam Fundamentals, Characteristics of Embankment Dams, Types of Embankment Dams; [2] Embankment Dan Features; [3] Embankment Dam Inspection Techniques." Module 2 Introduction: "The purpose of inspection is to identify existing or potential dam safety deficiencies. This unit presents information on: [1] the kinds of deficiencies you will be expected to identify. [2] The impact deficiencies have on the safety of a dam. [3] The actions you should take if you find deficiencies."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Identification of Material Deficiencies
Module Introduction: "In this module, you will learn how to identify deficiencies that affect materials used in dams and appurtenances, and how to explain why these deficiencies present serious dam safety problems. In addition, you will be provided with descriptions of methods and techniques you may use to detect material deficiencies, and guidance about what actions to take when you observe deficiencies."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Inspection of Spillways and Outlet Works
Module Introduction: "In this module, you will learn the recommended methods for inspecting spillways and outlet works and for detecting deficiencies. You will learn about the specific deficiencies that may be present in various types of spillways and outlet works and the impact these deficiencies can have on the safety of the dam. In addition, you will be provided with guidance on selecting the appropriate actions to be taken when deficiencies are observed."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Identification of Visual Dam Safety Deficiencies
About this module: "This module is designed to provide guidelines to dam owners, operators, and maintenance personnel for the visual detection of dam safety deficiencies. If you have been given the responsibility for performing dam safety inspections, refer to the Safety Inspection of Dams Modules, which provide more indepth information on dam safety inspection."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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Training Aids for Dam Safety: Inspection of Concrete and Masonry Dams
Module Introduction: "In this module, you will learn the recommended methods for inspecting concrete and masonry dams and for detecting deficiencies. You will learn about the specific deficiencies that may be present in a concrete or masonry dam and the impact these deficiencies can have on the safety of the dam. In addition, you will be provided with guidance on selecting the appropriate actions to be taken when deficiencies are observed."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-09-16?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Port Fourchon, LA Uses Grants to Integrate Maritime Domain Awareness
"Lafourche Parish in southern Louisiana contains a significant portion of the United States' oil infrastructure-including Port Fourchon, which services roughly 20 percent of the Nation's oil supply and 90 percent of the deep-water activity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. To protect this critical infrastructure, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission created the C-4 (Command, Control, Collaboration, and Communications) Maritime Domain Awareness System.
Port Fourchon developed the system after identifying the need for an integrated platform to adequately address the threats and hazards that it faced. The Commission worked with local public and private stakeholders-including the police department, parish emergency response personnel, and private sector partners-to design and develop the C-4 system.
The C-4 system integrates multiple video, radar, weather, and law enforcement data feeds into a single platform to provide shared operational awareness to Port Fourchon and its local stakeholders, as well as state and Federal partners."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-15?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Louisiana Uses Grants to Establish Private Sector EOC
"Louisiana developed the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC) to enable the business community to actively participate in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The LA BEOC supports community resilience by applying private sector resources during response and recovery efforts and aiding the swift return of normal business operations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-15
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Greater Lafourche Port Commission Uses Grants to Integrate Maritime Domain Awareness
"The Greater Lafourche Port Commission used Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) funds to create an integrated Maritime Domain Awareness System to protect against threats to the port and assist in emergency response operations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-15
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Community Resilience: Moore, Oklahoma, Tornado Response and Recovery
"On May 20, 2013, an EF-5 [5 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado scale] tornado struck various towns in Oklahoma, including the City of Moore. The tornado crossed two counties, destroyed homes, leveled businesses, claimed 24 lives, and injured 212 people in a trail of destruction spanning 14 miles. It was the deadliest tornado of 2013. While Moore was still recovering from the first storm, a second tornado struck the greater Oklahoma City area on May 31, 2013. This tornado--the widest in recorded history--claimed eight lives and caused widespread crop and property damage. Influenced by lessons learned from the response to a similar tornado in Joplin, Missouri, the Moore Chamber of Commerce formed a partnership with a local business to facilitate community meetings, providing vital recovery information to survivors; disseminating important and timely messages regarding aid; and offering tangible assistance to the community alongside other organizations from the whole community. These actions improved Moore's resilience during recovery activities and hastened efforts to rebuild from the tragedy."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2014-09-09?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Cybersecurity: Integrating Information Technology, Emergency Management, and Private Sectors into Preparedness and Response Exercises
"The Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)
research team identifies innovative practices within the
whole community and documents these practices for
emergency managers to consider for incorporation
when developing plans and exercises.
The State of Nevada successfully integrated the
Information Technology (IT), Emergency Management
(EM), and private sectors into their preparedness and
response exercises, improving the state's ability to
respond to cyber attacks and increasing opportunities
to practice an integrated response."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-09?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Cybersecurity: Developing Secondary Teams to Increase Cyber Response Capabilities
This Innovative Practice document discusses the cybersecurity secondary team developed in Rhode Island. The secondary team supplements the State's existing Cyber Disruption Team (CDT) by providing temporary surge support to emergency response and recovery efforts. The team is composed of volunteers with cyber-specific skills and assists emergency managers during incidents with cyber implications. The secondary team is a valuable resource for emergency managers, and Rhode Island's efforts in creating this team to augment its steady-state CDT with a secondary team is an example of how whole community volunteers can provide technical expertise and surge support during cyber incidents.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-09-05?
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First Filling of a Resevoir Should be Planned, Controlled, and Monitored
"Because the first filling of a reservoir is a critical phase in the life for the dam, it is vital for dam operators and engineers to have as much control over the first filling as possible allowing as much time as needed for appropriate surveillance, including the observation and analysis of instrumentation data. The first filling should be scheduled to occur after construction of the dam and all necessary appurtenances (i.e. 'spillways' and 'outlet works') have been completed as well as the installation of appropriate 'instrumentation.' Specifications regarding the rate of reservoir rise should be developed to allow the dam to adjust to the forces it will experience as the water level behind it increases. These plans should be documented in a design memorandum that may also include 'reservoir regulations during project construction, a water control plan, project surveillance, cultural site surveillance, flood emergency plan, public affairs, safety plan, and transportation and communications.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2014-09-02?
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National Dam Safety Program: Research Needs Workshop: Seepage Through Embankment Dams
"This workshop is part of a series of workshops being sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO). This workshop was organized and facilitated by URS Corporation, under contract with ASDSO, and under the guidance of the ASDSO Seepage Advisory Committee. The product of the workshop is this written report, produced by URS and ASDSO, documenting the results of the workshop. The report will be included in FEMA's National Dam Safety Program Act Report Series. The workshop consisted of convening and facilitating a group of experts with respect to dam safety issues associated with seepage through embankments and their foundations. The objectives of the workshop and the resulting written report were to document: 1. The state-of-practice, as opposed to state-of-the-art, concerning seepage and internal erosion of embankment dams and foundations; 2. The short-term (immediate) and long-term research needs of the Federal and non-Federal dam safety communities with respect to this issue; and 3. A recommended course of action for the Federal and non-Federal dam safety communities to address these needs based on priorities relating to potential benefit, probability of success, and cost. The workshop was held in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 18, and 19, 2000."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2014-08-25
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Integrated Incident Command: Colorado Floods 2013
From the Lessons Learned Information Sharing webpage of the Department of Homeland Security: "In September 2013, record rainfall in Colorado resulted in significant flooding, extensive damage to private property and public infrastructure, and six deaths statewide. Boulder County was among the hardest-hit communities. On September 12, the heaviest day of rainfall, more than eight inches of rainwater accumulated over a 12-hour period. By September 16, the month-to-date precipitation totals in Boulder County were 1.7 times higher than any monthly total since record keeping began in 1897. As a result of the rainfall and floods, the President declared a state of emergency and signed a Federal disaster declaration on September 14, 2013. During the ensuing incident response, teams and resources from a variety of Federal, state, and local organizations evacuated citizens, rescued trapped individuals, and assisted Boulder County with issues related to critical infrastructure emergencies. An integrated command structure oversaw and coordinated the response. The integrated command included the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Incident Support Team White (White IST), and the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team, Team B (RMA Team B). The integrated command structure between RMA Team B and White IST was a new, unique arrangement for command and control of response operations. This innovative command structure ultimately supported collaboration across all participating organizations, allowed both RMA Team B and White IST to use their applicable skillsets, and promoted strong communication and coordination between response teams and the community."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-08-20?
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Lessons Learned from Dam Incidents and Failures: Information Sharing Form [Template]
This form from Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) serves as a means of gathering information and resources to potentially be included into LLIS. LLIS and its resources were absorbed by the Homeland Security Digital Library in 2015. This document should be used as a reference only.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-08-20?
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Cybersecurity: The Michigan Cyber Disruption Response Strategy
"The 'Lessons Learned Information Sharing' (LLIS.gov) research team identifies lessons learned derived from real-world or exercise experiences within the whole community and documents these lessons for emergency managers to consider when developing plans and exercises. In response to the growing threat of cyber attacks to the State of Michigan, a coalition of public and private sector partners developed and implemented a new framework for addressing cyber challenges. As a result, Michigan released the Michigan Cyber Initiative (the Initiative) in October 2011, followed by the Michigan Cyber Disruption Response Strategy (the Strategy) in September 2013. This holistic, partnership-based approach improved the State's overall cybersecurity posture, and provides a valuable example for other jurisdictions to consider in their own cyber response framework development."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-08-18?
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Emergency Action Plans Can Save Lives and Must Be Updated, Understood, and Practiced Regularly to Be Effective [Draft Document]
"The National Dam Safety Program encourages the implementation of
effective EAPs [Emergency Action Plan] for high and significant hazard dams in the United States. Though
program has certainly enhanced the safety and regulation of dams, considerable
opportunities for improvement remain. Increasing the number of dams with an
EAP and encouraging dam owners, dam operators, and emergency personnel
to regularly update and practice their EAP are important goals of the program."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-08-15?
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Case Study: Failure of St. Francis Dam (California, 1928) [Draft Document]
This interactive PDF was developed to supplement the Dam Incidents and Failures Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) webpage and contains information regarding the failure of St. Francis Dam. A brief description of the dam, summary of its failure, as well as photographs and videos related to the incident can be found in within this document. Also presented in the file are the lessons learned as a result of the failure.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-08-14?
